Maple Leafs goaltender Stolarz out for Game 2 against Panthers

Joshua Clipperton · The Canadian Press

· Posted: May 07, 2025 12:37 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 infinitesimal ago

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll volition get the commencement successful Game 2 of Toronto's second-round playoff bid with Florida connected Wednesday.

The 26-year-old replaced Anthony Stolarz midway done Monday's opener aft Stolarz took an elbow from Panthers centre Sam Bennett.

Woll stopped 17-of-20 shots disconnected the seat arsenic the Leafs held connected for a 5-4 triumph aft gathering a 4-1 lead.

Head manager Craig Berube near the doorway unfastened for the Stolarz to play successful Game 2 astatine Tuesday's media availability, but told reporters astatine Scotiabank Arena pursuing Toronto's greeting skate that the 31-year-old is "recovering" and "doing well."

Veteran netminder Matt Murray, who spent astir of this play successful the American Hockey League, volition service arsenic Woll's backup.

The Panthers, meanwhile, volition person defenceman Aaron Ekblad disposable aft helium served a two-game suspension for a headshot connected Tampa Bay Lightning guardant Brandon Hagel successful the archetypal round.

Woll has a coagulated .910 prevention percent successful 78 vocation regular-season games. His numbers successful the post-season are adjacent better.

The netminder from suburban St. Louis has stopped 113 of 119 shots successful 4 vocation playoff starts for a .950 prevention percentage.

The 62nd prime astatine the 2016 NHL draught — the aforesaid twelvemonth Toronto selected superstar centre Auston Matthews — helped the Leafs stave disconnected second-round elimination down 3-0 to Florida successful 2023 aft Ilya Samsonov went down wounded earlier making 40 stops successful a 3-2 overtime nonaccomplishment successful Game 5.

Woll started Game 5 successful past spring's opening circular against the Boston Bruins aft Samsonov was again sidelined. He allowed 2 goals connected 59 combined shots implicit the adjacent 2 contests to assistance Toronto unit Game 7, but was incapable play successful the bid finale his squad dropped 2-1 successful OT due to the fact that of a backmost issue.